Caroline Massin (2 July 1802 – 27 January 1877) was a French seamstress known for her tempestuous marriage with the philosopher Auguste Comte during the most creative period of his life. Comte was mentally unstable and had jealous fantasies about his wife's infidelities. Early in the marriage he broke down and was confined to an asylum for several months. The marriage continued to be strained, with constant money worries. Although Caroline supported her husband and believed in his genius, Comte could never accept her independence. They separated after 17 years. In his last years Comte wrote an appendix to his will in which he accused Caroline of having been a prostitute. The slur was later repeated by his followers. After his death Caroline encouraged a sympathetic biographer of Comte and
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| - Anne Caroline Massin (* 2. Juli 1802 in Châtillon-sur-Seine; † 27. Januar 1877 in Paris) lebte als Schneiderin, Besitzerin eines Lesesaals und Gouvernante in Paris. Von 1824 bis 1842 war sie mit dem Mathematiker und Philosophen Auguste Comte verheiratet. (de)
- Caroline Massin, née le 2 juillet 1802 à Châtillon-sur-Seine et morte le 27 janvier 1877 à Paris, est une libraire et couturière, épouse du philosophe Auguste Comte de 1824 à 1842. (fr)
- Caroline Massin (Châtillon-sur-Seine, 2 luglio 1802 – Parigi, 27 gennaio 1877) è stata una bibliotecaria e libraia francese, moglie del filosofo Auguste Comte dal 1824 al 1842. (it)
- Caroline Massin (2 July 1802 – 27 January 1877) was a French seamstress known for her tempestuous marriage with the philosopher Auguste Comte during the most creative period of his life. Comte was mentally unstable and had jealous fantasies about his wife's infidelities. Early in the marriage he broke down and was confined to an asylum for several months. The marriage continued to be strained, with constant money worries. Although Caroline supported her husband and believed in his genius, Comte could never accept her independence. They separated after 17 years. In his last years Comte wrote an appendix to his will in which he accused Caroline of having been a prostitute. The slur was later repeated by his followers. After his death Caroline encouraged a sympathetic biographer of Comte and (en)
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| - Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d'Or, France (en)
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| - Caroline Massin (2 July 1802 – 27 January 1877) was a French seamstress known for her tempestuous marriage with the philosopher Auguste Comte during the most creative period of his life. Comte was mentally unstable and had jealous fantasies about his wife's infidelities. Early in the marriage he broke down and was confined to an asylum for several months. The marriage continued to be strained, with constant money worries. Although Caroline supported her husband and believed in his genius, Comte could never accept her independence. They separated after 17 years. In his last years Comte wrote an appendix to his will in which he accused Caroline of having been a prostitute. The slur was later repeated by his followers. After his death Caroline encouraged a sympathetic biographer of Comte and helped launch a magazine devoted to his philosophy of positivism. (en)
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